Paul Wall

Paul Wall is upset over lean being blamed for the death of many rappers instead of other factors.

Paul Wall recruits some of Houston's finest for the remix of "Swangin' in the Rain."

See what rappers have their own strains of weed .

A year after his death, The Jacka's life is celebrated by Philthy Rich, Freeway and Paul Wall.

Paul Wall and Z-Ro assist Slim Thug on his newest single.

Slim Thug taps two other Houston stalwarts for his new single.

Paul Wall drops a new set of visuals from 'slab god.'

Paul Wall's 'slabgod' features Curren$y, Devin the Dude, Trae Tha Truth, Snoop Dogg and more.

Paul Wall taps Devin the Dude and Curren$y for "Crumble the Satellite."

Paul Wall announces a new album, slab god, dedicated to Houston's distinctive slab culture tradition.

As kids across the country head back to school, XXL's staff remembers some of the hip-hop songs that most remind us of those days.

At the turn of the century--maybe as late as 2006, when Nas dropped Hip Hop Is Dead...--your average rap fan from either coast might have lumped rappers from south of the Mason-Dixon line into one amorphous blob. But as the years tick by and rap music coverage becomes (slightly) less New York-centric, a funny thing is happening: rappers from different Southern cities are enjoying symbiotic relatio